Eric Filice, University of Waterloo

Research

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Latest papers

Investigating how homeopaths and chiropractors navigate patient requests for vaccination information in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study.
Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique · 2025
"I Want People to Be Able to Make an Informed Choice": How Quebec naturopaths discuss vaccination in their practice.
Vaccine · 2023
Shades of digital deception: Self-presentation among men seeking men on locative dating apps
Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies · 2022 · first author

All 5 publications

Latest funding

Dating apps in Canadian context: Examining digital harms, intimate intrusions and equitable relationship-building through mobile technologies
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$83,602
Retired Para Athletes' Participation in Sport Leadership in Canada: Retention of Para Athlete Knowledge to Drive the Future of Para Sport
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$60,911

All 2 grants and awards

5 publications.

01

Investigating how homeopaths and chiropractors navigate patient requests for vaccination information in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study.

Okusanya IG, Dubé E, Filice E, Malo B, Bettinger J, Driedger M, Graham J, Greyson D, Kawchuk G, MacDonald N, MacDonald S, Meyer SB

Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique2025Open Access

DOI: 10.1186/s13690-025-01689-y PMID: 40817225

02

"I Want People to Be Able to Make an Informed Choice": How Quebec naturopaths discuss vaccination in their practice.

Malo B, Labbé F, Meyer SB, Filice E, Graham JE, MacDonald NE, Bettinger JA, Greyson D, MacDonald SE, Driedger SM, Kawchuk G, Dubé E

Vaccine20234 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2023.05.026 PMID: 37210310

03

Shades of digital deception: Self-presentation among men seeking men on locative dating apps

Eric Filice, Corey W. Johnson, Diana C. Parry, Harrison Oakes

Convergence The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies20228 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1177/13548565221102714 PMID: 36345504

04

Vaccination discourses among chiropractors, naturopaths and homeopaths: A qualitative content analysis of academic literature and Canadian organizational webpages.

Filice E, Dubé E, Graham JE, MacDonald NE, Bettinger JA, Greyson D, MacDonald S, Driedger SM, Kawchuk G, Meyer SB

PloS one202013 citationsFirst authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0236691 PMID: 32785248

05

The influence of Grindr, a geosocial networking application, on body image in gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men: An exploratory study

Filice E, Raffoul A, Meyer SB, Neiterman E

Body Image201989 citationsFirst author

DOI: 10.1016/j.bodyim.2019.08.007

Dating apps in Canadian context: Examining digital harms, intimate intrusions and equitable relationship-building through mobile technologies

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Parry, Diana C.

Keywords: digital media; dating apps; hookup apps; cyberviolence; online harassment; digital equality

$83,602

Retired Para Athletes' Participation in Sport Leadership in Canada: Retention of Para Athlete Knowledge to Drive the Future of Para Sport

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Pollock, Courtney L.

Keywords: sport leadership and governance; para sport; para athletes; disability; quality of participation; inclusion

$60,911

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

Frequent collaborators

Recreation and Leisure Studies
School of Public Health Sciences
School of Population and Public Health
Physical Therapy
Department of Pediatrics
Cumming School of Medicine
Département d'anthropologie
Other

Co-authors at University of Waterloo, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.

Samantha Meyer

School of Public Health Sciences

4 shared papers, latest 2025

Shannon MacDonald

Cumming School of Medicine

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Julie Bettinger

Department of Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Gregory Kawchuk

Physical Therapy

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Ève Dubé

Département d'anthropologie

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Devon Greyson

School of Population and Public Health

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Janice Graham

Department of Pediatrics

3 shared papers, latest 2025

Nora Macdonald

Department of Pediatrics

2 shared papers, latest 2023

Michelle Driedger

College of Community and Global Health

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Amanda Raffoul

Department of Nutritional Sciences

1 shared papers, latest 2019

Corey Johnson

Faculty

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Diana Parry

Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies

1 shared papers, latest 2022

Elena Neiterman

Department of Health, Aging & Society

1 shared papers, latest 2019

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Filice, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Investigating how homeopaths and chiropractors navigate patient requests for vaccination information in Ontario, Canada: a qualitative study." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]